MTV recently interviewed Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo's executive vice president of sales and marketing, about the disappointing sales of Wii Music. Wii Music sold around 65,000 copies in the first two weeks that it was available. By comparison, Wii Fit sold a far more respectable 687,000 copies in it's first month of release. Dunaway considers Wii Music to be an "evergreen title", much in the same way Brain Training is, where sales will gradually increase as more and more people discover the game.So, should Nintendo be concerned? No, according to Dunaway, who points out that Brain Training went on to sell 2.5 million copies and followed a similar pattern. Dunaway went on to say that she thinks that Wii Music will be harder to sell, as it's different to what people expect from a music game. At the time of writing, Wii Music has an average score of 62 on Metacritic, so we'll have to wait and see if Wii Music will grow to be as popular as Wii Fit or Brain Training, despite them both having much better reviews.
I just watched the review on Gametrailers and it completely slated the game, and rightly so. It doesn't make good use of the Wiimote; it doesn't score your performances (you score your own!); it has low quality sounds; and it doesn't let you control the notes you play. The Metacritic rating shows it to be considerably weaker than Wii Sports and Wii Fit, which it needed to rival. It completely fails, which is it stark contrast to the huge success of Guitar Hero / Rock Band.
I just watched the review on Gametrailers and it completely slated the game, and rightly so. It doesn't make good use of the Wiimote; it doesn't score your performances (you score your own!); it has low quality sounds; and it doesn't let you control the notes you play. The Metacritic rating shows it to be considerably weaker than Wii Sports and Wii Fit, which it needed to rival. It completely fails, which is it stark contrast to the huge success of Guitar Hero / Rock Band.
Yeah, I just watched the IGN review and I have to agree. If Nintendo decided to use good contemporary songs instead of mostly public domain tripe (twinkle, twinkle little star, O Christmas Tree, etc.) then it may be a good game, especially since you're encouraged to improvise.
I am 30 years old buy about 10 games a month either for the PC, Xbox 360 or Wii and there are very few games I actually find myself going back to this I have a feeling is one of them Mario Kart Wii would be another example The high graphics FPS's are great for most hardcore gamers but when I play which is 3-4 hours a week at the most I want to play something that I can learn right away and play and let it sit for a week or 2 and not have to remember where I left off in the game or the story line.
So for the most part Wii music isnt going to please most of the "Hard Core" Gamers but there is an audiance for this game and they will buy it
Yeah, but Wii Sports and Wii Fit don't appeal to "hardcore" gamers. I love Wii Sports and Rock Band but think Wii Music looks absolutely terrible, as do a lot of people judging by reviews and responses.
I had a bunch of buddies over last night we got smashed and played Wii music its fun as a drinking game kinda like on Family Guy when Peter and Lois were singing wene they were stoned and thought they were really good. It was great watching the video's and how many times people F@##'ed up (We played the person who sucked the most had to slam a beer)
Unfortunately, the Wii, being as underpowered as it is, seems to be best at casual games, it's the bread and butter of the Wii.
Please, Wii can do hardcore, much like the Gamecube could, the N64 could, the SNES and NES before it too. You don't need tri-core architectures just to get a decent hardcore game on the shelves.
Please, Wii can do hardcore, much like the Gamecube could, the N64 could, the SNES and NES before it too. You don't need tri-core architectures just to get a decent hardcore game on the shelves.
Yeah but anyone who wants to play hardcore games owns a 360 or a PS3.
I like Mario/Zelda, but when it comes down do it, that's all I would really have and what ever other games/add-ons Nintendo comes out with.
Nonsense. The Wii is vastly outselling all other consoles and the hardware itself is turning a profit. Games with expensive additional hardware like Wii Fit are also selling astoundingly. So, from a business point of view, Nintendo doesn't need to change a thing.
With the Gamecube they tried to compete with Microsoft / Sony and failed, due to underpowered hardware and poor 3rd part support, but now that they're doing their own thing, targeting casual gamers, they have stormed ahead.
It's definately not going to be a huge mainstream seller, but more of a niche game for those that are willing to invest a bit more time to get into and fully appreciate it. Not to mention that it also requires a bit more musical talent and creativity of the player than Guitar Hero/Rock Band, which are really just over-glorified reflex tests.
On the other hand, the song selection is lacking, and the instrument samples could be better. If Nintendo could somehow add downloadable content I'd definately buy this game - as of now, I'm still not sure 'cause I'm afraid it could get old without fresh songs to play around with
Did you mean to categorize Mass Effect as a casual game? Whaa??
Yeah, it's fun playing it at a party but other than that it is very boring. The third-party titles are really lame for the most part and it would just be easier/funner to use a regular controller for a lot of the games I have played so far.
Nice attempt though
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